A funny story about the last band Republica. My wife and I saw them in an alternative club called “The Milk Bar” in Jacksonville. It was a small crowd because it was during the week and we were within 6 feet of the band and speakers. I swear our ears were ringing for months. The lead singer was tiny but she had the biggest ears. She looked like Minnie Mouse.

I absolutely loved the Sappy New Year video…what were the names of those 2. I watched them as a kid, and weren’t they in comic books?
There is so much great stuff to read and comment on here I can hardly keep up!! I’ve only gotten half way through my house cleaning today, and it’s a small area!

I thought one of them called the other one Jim in the cartoon, maybe I’d better watch it again..
And it did significantly beautify my world today to clean the twa-let and do the do on the dishes. Even got to the laundry…the rest can wait, it’s dance night Friday!!

You’re sweet. Thanks for the recognition (even if you might not have watched them) — which is absolutely okay too. Guess I’m not feeling quite as spirited today as abby. Plus I occasionally like to whine.

KQ: I hope you didn’t take my last post to you in a wrong way. Sometimes my sense of humour gets me in hot water. I put it in the particular way I did, all to let you know that I appreciate how you watch over us…all of us.

KQ: are you the one that inserted the ABBA song video in my ABBA post? Or does it just happen automatically when the poster doesn’t do it himself, by means of some kind of software installed on this site?

If not and if it was you, thank you very much. If it was not you but someone else, again, my thanks.

KQ, if there’s anyone one here that can relate, it’s me.
Spent the day at the hospital yesterday, xrays and stitches out follow up. I wanted to add a piece to your hospital survival post about the importance of the other person that should be there with the patient. But I was busy at the hospital, I know that place inside and out!
I’ve learned a lot about how to advocate for the one that is flat on their back and usually drugged beyond comprehension.
I’ve fought tooth and nail with Stanford and Lucille Packard and Dominican Hospital so much that sometimes I just walk in and ask them to call the guards now and avoid all the fuss I’m about to perpetrate. They think I’m rude, but sometimes I have to just beat em to it before they get the chance to start.

Anyway, we’re back to it next week twice and then the week after. It’s very strange to love and hate a place so much, I’m so happy my son is alive (you too), but sometimes I just want to rip those little beeping machines right off the wall!
whoops I went OT!!!!
Later on this subject.

Great point! You NEED a person who is not ill or injured that can be your champion because fighting the system is half the problem. I emphasized the importance of a caregiver but I should have emphasized the importance of a feisty advocate as well. I’m lucky because my wife is both but sometimes you need a few family members or friends to do both jobs.

What a great game! Figures my wife just picked up Marco Sturm for her fantasy league too. She’s some kind of hockey guru in our fantasy league. She went through a whole year undefeated with only one tie and she is undefeated so far this year. If you play fantasy hockey you know that’s almost impossible.